Sat 13 Apr 2019:
Over 137,000 Somalia citizens have been forced to flee their homes in the first quarter of 2019, an international humanitarian agency said on Thursday.
According to the statement overall 2.6 million people have been displaced.
“We are seeing a tragic trend this year, with more and more people displaced by drought and conflict in Somalia. Seeking aid to survive, families flee to urban areas, erecting makeshift shelters wherever they can,” said Kennedy Mabonga, regional program director for NRC.
Other factors contributing to displacement include floods, insecurity and lack of livelihoods.
The 2019 UN humanitarian aid appeal for Somalia is asking for $1.08 billion for humanitarian programs, but only 13 percent of the appeal is funded to date.
